{"id":3267,"date":"2014-12-17T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoodedhawk.com\/blog\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2014-12-19T16:09:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T21:09:28","slug":"tapas-with-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoodedhawk.com\/blog\/tapas-with-preston\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare and Tapas with Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preston and I went to see “As You Like It”<\/a> by the Shakespeare Theater Company<\/a> in D.C. on Saturday. This was my first time at this venue, the Lansburgh Theatre. Great theater; small and intimate (I think it only holds 500?). Ok, 500 may not be intimate, but it is small by some standards. The Shakespeare Company makes a few free tickets available for some (all?) of the shows on a first-come basis. I got lucky and snagged some – when we arrived and got the tickets at will call they were great: ~5th row, center! <\/p>\n

Preston had a perfect view. The only issue I had was parking – this is in downtown DC after all. But we managed to find a parking garage a couple of blocks away, and made it to our seats just as the curtain rose! Perfect timing.<\/p>\n

After the play we went next door to Jaleo <\/a>for dinner. <\/p>\n

This was Preston’s first exposure to Spanish tapas, and he was a trooper and tried a bunch of different tapas. He liked the presentation of the Croquetas de Pollo<\/em> (traditional chicken fritters), but was not a fan of the taste. They surprised me too, as the interior (while tasty) had the consistency of thick clam chowder. Why are they served in a sneaker? <\/p>\n

He loved the Gambas al ajillo<\/em> (shrimp sauteed with garlic), though he did comment that they were a bit spicy. He chowed down on the bread they came with. <\/p>\n

He tried the Chorizo casero con pure de patatas al aceite de oliva<\/em> (house made traditional chorizo with olive oil mashed potatoes and cider sauce), but really <\/strong>liked the mashed potatoes (we ordered more on the side). <\/p>\n

Finally, he tried the Pollo al ajillo con salsa verde<\/em> (grilled marinated chicken with parsley puree and garlic sauce). This was a nice grilled chicken; I really liked the salsa verde (almost like a parsley pesto).<\/p>\n

I liked them all, my favorite being either the chorizo\/mashed or the shrimp (great spicy sauce). I probably won’t get Croquetas de Pollo again, though. :)<\/p>\n\n\t\t